Hayley Williams: 'I'm not a solo artist'

Hayley Williams has insisted that she never wanted to be a solo artist.

Talking to MTV News, the Paramore frontwoman blasted comments by former bandmates Zac and Josh Farro which claimed that they were treated like "second-class citizens" and that Williams was the sole focus of the label's attention.

"When I was 14, I was offered a contract, but my heart wasn't to be a solo artist; my heart was to be in a band. I mean, since I [was] a kid, I've always just wanted to be in a band. I didn't even want to be the singer; I wanted to be the drummer, so I could be behind everything," she explained.

"That's what I fought for, and that's what we've made it. And that's why it seemed so irrelevant that everything was being pointed out [in Farro's statement]. I mean, we've been honest about it, and we are a band, and, to me, it doesn't matter if there's a name on a contract."

Williams added that she believed the comments were unnecessary as fans do not need to be involved in the drama happening behind the scenes of the band.

"I hate business, it's the last thing I ever want to talk about. So when that was brought up in the blog, I just felt like, 'Man, fans shouldn't care or need to hear about this stuff', because all that does is get in the way of music," she said.